So, I took this personality test for the gazillionth time. I have never wrote down what I end up being (and it’s always different) but this time I looked more into it. I am ISTP or in other words, introverted, sensing, thinking, perceiving. But I am confused as to the order because I scored the highest in thinking and the lowest in introverted. Does anyone know why they put it in the order they do? If it were in level order I would be TSPI… whatever…
What does this hooey mean anyway? I do like that this personality is considered the “crafter”… whoo hoo… and I am sure Dr. Keirsey means hot glue, paint and glitter crafting, right? The Dr. says crafters are “good with tools, love action, and know instinctively that your activities are more enjoyable, and more effective, if done impulsively, spontaneously, subject to no schedules or standards but your own. In a sense, Crafters do not work with their tools, but play with them when the urge strikes them.” Hmmm… does this go with my motto?
It also says crafters don’t like chit chat… our conversation is sparse and brief… and this IS me most of the time. (Written words are a different story…obviously) and I can get talkin when the mood strikes. Most of the time though it seems that I am not listening, but I am… I just don’t feel the need to justify what you were saying with “wow, that is totally amazing!” I feel an “uh huh” is just fine.
“ISTPs are masters of the one-liner, often showing flashes of humor in the most tense situations”… Hey I get uncomfortable in serious situations okay… maybe that’s why “this can result in their being seen as thick-skinned or tasteless.” I get embarrassed in social situations and try to be funny, but it usually backfires… and since there is no erase button in real life… I can’t backspace and delete things that actually make it out of my mouth. This is why I have the disclaimer in my “about me” section that I can sometimes be offensive. Hey, it’s a personality flaw!
Love me or hate me… that’s me… an ISTP. What are you? Take the test here.
Oh, and Kathrine Hepburn was “crafty” so is 10% of the population.
~Em
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June 25, 2008 at 10:29 am
Jennifer P.
I love these quizzes. Sadly, they all seem to be fairly true–even the ones that just have me pick the picture that appeals to me. I have a feeling that I’ll end up scoring the same way you did. Those adjectives seem to describe me.
Thanks for stopping by my blog today. Love meeting new people out here in blogland!
and that dining room of yours is gorgeous!
June 25, 2008 at 11:38 am
Jennifer
So, I did it: Along with Bill Clinton and Frank Sinatra, I am a very expressed extravert, slightly expressed sensing personality, moderately expressed feeling personality and moderately expressed judging personality (you just don’t know me that well!).
June 25, 2008 at 12:05 pm
TinaW
Well, I LOVE your personality! And, I also tend to say things in public that I wish I could delete. Such as, “I know that what I feed my kids is not the greatest, but hey, if they’re dead at 24, I guess I didn’t do it right.” Now, that’s horrible and I REALLY did NOT mean it!! the worst part? I said it to two married pediatritians who are new parents. I NEED HELP!!!!
June 25, 2008 at 1:04 pm
salpetitt
Thanks for the quiz. It looks like I’m a “Extraverted Intuitive Feeling Judging” kinda gal. At least I’m in good company: Martin Luther King, Ghandi, Abe Lincoln. Oprah…and some of my fav people: Ralph Nader, Diane Sawyer, Ben Stiller and John Cusack! We are all apparently, Idealist Teachers, who have a talent for leading, teaching and communicating. That’s nice to know!
June 25, 2008 at 5:40 pm
jengilley
I don’t think you have the personality of a rock…. Unless it’s a diamond… ahhh it doesn’t get any sappier than that! hahahaha…
Love the pic of you in your new dining room!